The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. Amber Lee Torrez, Respondent/cr — Hood, J…

Summary

Justice Hood's dissent argues that the presentence-confinement statute entitles Torrez to credit for the entire period from her arrest through sentencing because the Jefferson County charges substantially caused her confinement, including her time at the state mental-health facility. The dissent maintains that the majority replaced the established substantial-nexus inquiry with an exclusive-cause or but-for test unsupported by precedent or statutory text. Justice Márquez, dissenting separately, likewise would award the full period of credit, emphasizing the statutory entitlement to full but nonduplicative credit.